Byasa plutonius
Byasa plutonius, the Chinese windmill, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the windmills genus, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.
The two subspecies in the Indian subcontinent have the common names of Pemberton's windmill and Tytler's windmill.Range
This butterfly lives in south-western China, Bhutan, Nepal and north-east India.
In India, it is found in the states of Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.Status
A rare species of high elevations, two subspecies are protected in India:
- B. p. pembertoni, Pemberton's Chinese windmill
- B. p. tytleri, Tytler's Chinese windmill
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies.Description
